For the latest Harpers Bazaar issue, we flew to a private island in Vanuatu.

Here is me doing my best Vanuatuan postcard girl pose with another giant plant. I spent 4 days barefoot and happy.

This was my home for the week.. a 300 year old javanese hut that had been transported in pieces and rebuilt on site. It was made entirely of wood and the floors were worn soft from years of use. It was a very special experience to be in the historical home of many generations and occupants before me.

This mother duck and her teenage duckling would come visit at dawn every morning and as you can see, they weren’t shy. They just waddled right in the back door.

We went horseriding in the rain and wore helmuts to protect ourselves not just from falling off but from the palms which were heavily loaded with coconuts.

My friends and I all went to a wine farm in the beautiful Paarl area just outside Cape Town to celebrate a friend’s birthday this weekend. Rivers, forests and mountains, ah how I’ve misssed South Africa!!!!

Barefoot, running through the bush and rivers,we all behaved like kids…

And even though its still winter here, the weather was kind enough to grant us sunny days which all added up to a nearly perfect getaway!